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Published financial data: EXPERIAN PLC

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Fiscal Period: March	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenues	5.37B	6.29B	6.62B	7.1B	7.52B
Total Revenues	5.37B	6.29B	6.62B	7.1B	7.52B
Cost of Goods Sold, Total	3.24B	3.8B	3.99B	4.2B	4.39B
Gross Profit	2.13B	2.48B	2.63B	2.9B	3.13B
Depreciation & Amortization - (IS)	591M	658M	674M	714M	758M
Other Operating Expenses	295M	357M	444M	441M	495M
Other Operating Expenses, Total	886M	1.02B	1.12B	1.16B	1.25B
Operating Income	1.24B	1.47B	1.51B	1.74B	1.88B
Interest Expense, Total	-140M	-75M	-131M	-189M	-187M
Interest And Investment Income	11M	15M	9M	31M	14M
Net Interest Expenses	-129M	-60M	-122M	-158M	-173M
Income (Loss) On Equity Invest.	21M	-28M	-17M	-1M	2M
Currency Exchange Gains (Loss)	-31M	-1M	-	16M	-58M
Other Non Operating Income (Expenses)	32M	119M	44M	-6M	-22M
EBT, Excl. Unusual Items	1.14B	1.5B	1.42B	1.59B	1.63B
Restructuring Charges	-50M	-20M	-21M	-	-50M
Merger & Related Restructuring Charges	-41M	-47M	-46M	-41M	-37M
Impairment of Goodwill	-53M	-	-179M	-	-
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Investments	120M	47M	-	-	-
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Assets	-	-	-	5M	-4M
Asset Writedown	-27M	-	-	-	-
Legal Settlements	-8M	-6M	3M	-1M	15M
Other Unusual Items	-1M	-26M	-	-5M	-1M
EBT, Incl. Unusual Items	1.08B	1.45B	1.17B	1.55B	1.55B
Income Tax Expense	275M	296M	401M	348M	379M
Earnings From Continuing Operations	802M	1.15B	773M	1.2B	1.17B
Earnings Of Discontinued Operations	-	16M	-	-	-
Net Income to Company	802M	1.17B	773M	1.2B	1.17B
Minority Interest	1M	-2M	-3M	-4M	-4M
Net Income - (IS)	803M	1.16B	770M	1.2B	1.17B
Net Income to Common Incl Extra Items	803M	1.16B	770M	1.2B	1.17B
Net Income to Common Excl. Extra Items	803M	1.15B	770M	1.2B	1.17B
Per Share Items
Net EPS - Basic	0.88	1.27	0.84	1.31	1.28
Basic EPS - Continuing Operations	0.88	1.26	0.84	1.31	1.28
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	910M	914M	914M	913M	914M
Net EPS - Diluted	0.88	1.27	0.84	1.3	1.26
Diluted EPS - Continuing Operations	0.88	1.25	0.84	1.3	1.26
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	917M	921M	921M	921M	922M
Normalized Basic EPS	0.78	1.02	0.97	1.09	1.11
Normalized Diluted EPS	0.78	1.02	0.96	1.08	1.1
Dividend Per Share	0.47	0.52	0.55	0.58	0.62
Payout Ratio	53.18	38.11	62.6	42.45	46.83
American Depositary Receipts Ratio (ADR)	1	1	1	1	1
Supplemental Items
EBITDA	1.57B	1.82B	1.87B	2.11B	2.26B
EBITA	1.5B	1.75B	1.81B	2.06B	2.2B
EBIT	1.24B	1.47B	1.51B	1.74B	1.88B
EBITDAR	1.58B	1.83B	1.87B	2.12B	2.26B
Effective Tax Rate - (Ratio)	25.53	20.46	34.16	22.44	24.47
Total Current Taxes	195M	314M	521M	441M	500M
Total Deferred Taxes	80M	-18M	-120M	-93M	-121M
Normalized Net Income	712M	935M	883M	992M	1.01B
Interest on Long-Term Debt	112M	103M	98M	101M	111M
Non-Cash Pension Expense	1M	2M	-2M	-4M	-4M
Supplemental Operating Expense Items
Research And Development Expense From Footnotes	350M	502M	634M	621M	384M
Net Rental Expense, Total	8M	10M	5M	4M	2M
Imputed Operating Lease Interest Expense	2.01M	1.41M	1.25M	1.4M	629K
Imputed Operating Lease Depreciation	5.99M	8.59M	3.75M	2.6M	1.37M
Stock-Based Comp., COGS (Total)	111M	158M	142M	139M	138M
Total Stock-Based Compensation	111M	158M	142M	139M	138M

Fiscal Period: March	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Assets
Cash And Equivalents	180M	179M	202M	312M	368M
Short Term Investments	-	-	-	-	22M
Trading Asset Securities, Total	14M	-	3M	3M	2M
Total Cash And Short Term Investments	194M	179M	205M	315M	392M
Accounts Receivable, Total	1.19B	1.4B	1.52B	1.65B	1.67B
Other Receivables	39M	41M	54M	105M	63M
Notes Receivable	-	-	-	-	-
Total Receivables	1.23B	1.45B	1.57B	1.76B	1.74B
Inventory	-	-	-	-	-
Prepaid Expenses	-	-	-	-	-
Other Current Assets, Total	6M	48M	20M	6M	13M
Total Current Assets	1.43B	1.67B	1.79B	2.08B	2.14B
Gross Property Plant And Equipment	1.17B	1.16B	1.13B	1.16B	1.04B
Accumulated Depreciation	-705M	-740M	-748M	-785M	-694M
Net Property Plant And Equipment	469M	415M	382M	379M	350M
Long-term Investments	434M	380M	412M	350M	306M
Goodwill	5.26B	5.74B	5.58B	5.96B	6.65B
Other Intangibles, Total	1.97B	2.21B	2.29B	2.44B	2.86B
Accounts Receivable Long-Term	160M	133M	140M	196M	226M
Loans Receivable Long-Term	-	-	-	-	-
Deferred Tax Assets Long-Term	86M	46M	37M	55M	71M
Other Long-Term Assets, Total	264M	296M	235M	255M	283M
Total Assets	10.07B	10.89B	10.86B	11.71B	12.89B
Liabilities
Accounts Payable, Total	187M	150M	263M	341M	358M
Accrued Expenses, Total	723M	851M	929M	1.03B	1.13B
Short-term Borrowings	35M	3M	113M	230M	216M
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	564M	1M	-	525M	519M
Current Portion of Leases	58M	54M	43M	37M	39M
Current Income Taxes Payable	176M	109M	135M	83M	76M
Unearned Revenue Current, Total	389M	427M	414M	437M	392M
Other Current Liabilities	284M	370M	414M	281M	272M
Total Current Liabilities	2.42B	1.96B	2.31B	2.96B	3B
Long-Term Debt	3.6B	3.95B	4B	3.49B	4.25B
Long-Term Leases	144M	126M	105M	114M	97M
Unearned Revenue Non Current	114M	158M	132M	83M	61M
Pension & Other Post Retirement Benefits	55M	52M	39M	39M	37M
Deferred Tax Liability Non Current	361M	353M	223M	129M	155M
Other Non Current Liabilities	260M	283M	92M	222M	198M
Total Liabilities	6.95B	6.89B	6.9B	7.04B	7.8B
Common Stock, Total	96M	96M	96M	97M	97M
Additional Paid In Capital	1.76B	1.78B	1.8B	1.82B	1.84B
Retained Earnings	19.21B	20.16B	20.45B	21.16B	21.8B
Treasury Stock	-1.01B	-1.13B	-1.27B	-1.34B	-1.46B
Comprehensive Income and Other	-16.97B	-16.94B	-17.14B	-17.09B	-17.22B
Total Common Equity	3.08B	3.97B	3.93B	4.63B	5.05B
Minority Interest	38M	38M	35M	35M	36M
Total Equity	3.12B	4.01B	3.96B	4.67B	5.09B
Total Liabilities And Equity	10.07B	10.89B	10.86B	11.71B	12.89B
Supplemental Items
ECS Total Shares Outstanding on Filing Date	914M	914M	912M	913M	914M
ECS Total Common Shares Outstanding	914M	914M	912M	913M	914M
Book Value / Share	3.37	4.34	4.31	5.08	5.53
Tangible Book Value	-4.15B	-3.98B	-3.94B	-3.76B	-4.46B
Tangible Book Value Per Share	-4.54	-4.36	-4.31	-4.12	-4.88
Total Debt	4.4B	4.13B	4.26B	4.4B	5.12B
Net Debt	4.21B	3.96B	4.05B	4.08B	4.72B
Debt Equivalent of Unfunded Proj. Benefit Obligation	-51M	-168M	-138M	-149M	-167M
Debt Equivalent Oper. Leases	64M	80M	40M	32M	16M
Minority Interest, Total (Incl. Fin. Div)	38M	38M	35M	35M	36M
Equity Method Investments, Total	128M	4M	12M	11M	13M
Account Code - Inventory Valuation	3	3	3	3	3
Machinery, Total	628M	653M	644M	652M	578M
Full Time Employees	16.55K	18.95K	22K	22.5K	23.3K
Part Time Employees	534	1.03K	-	-	-
Accumulated Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Supple)	-	-	-	-	-

Fiscal Period: March	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Net Income	803M	1.16B	770M	1.2B	1.17B
Depreciation & Amortization - CF	127M	126M	114M	106M	97M
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (CF)	257M	282M	294M	314M	326M
Depreciation & Amortization, Total	384M	408M	408M	420M	423M
Amortization of Deferred Charges, Total - (CF)	207M	250M	266M	294M	335M
(Gain) Loss From Sale Of Asset	3M	39M	1M	-5M	4M
(Gain) Loss on Sale of Investments - (CF)	-120M	-90M	-1M	-	-
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs	90M	-	179M	-	15M
(Income) Loss On Equity Investments - (CF)	-21M	28M	17M	1M	-2M
Stock-Based Compensation (CF)	106M	149M	129M	132M	127M
Net Cash From Discontinued Operations	-	1M	-	-	-
Other Operating Activities, Total	49M	-211M	-82M	-262M	-9M
Change In Accounts Receivable	-31M	-143M	-171M	-155M	-63M
Change In Inventories	-	-	-	-	-
Change In Accounts Payable	18M	201M	201M	123M	9M
Cash from Operations	1.49B	1.8B	1.72B	1.75B	2B
Capital Expenditure	-48M	-63M	-64M	-40M	-48M
Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	1M	23M	-	3M	1M
Cash Acquisitions	-526M	-736M	-309M	-462M	-1.16B
Divestitures	-	-1M	-1M	6M	-
Sale (Purchase) of Intangible assets	-374M	-445M	-563M	-600M	-603M
Investment in Marketable and Equity Securities, Total	120M	-8M	-11M	-6M	-39M
Other Investing Activities, Total	-	112M	-	-	-
Cash from Investing	-827M	-1.12B	-948M	-1.1B	-1.85B
Short Term Debt Issued, Total	-	-	-	109M	-
Long-Term Debt Issued, Total	1.01B	571M	193M	-	1.32B
Total Debt Issued	1.01B	571M	193M	109M	1.32B
Short Term Debt Repaid, Total	-	-	-	-	-4M
Long-Term Debt Repaid, Total	-1.39B	-640M	-58M	-55M	-662M
Total Debt Repaid	-1.39B	-640M	-58M	-55M	-666M
Issuance of Common Stock	19M	24M	19M	20M	20M
Repurchase of Common Stock	-	-173M	-194M	-120M	-199M
Common Dividends Paid	-427M	-444M	-482M	-509M	-546M
Common & Preferred Stock Dividends Paid	-427M	-444M	-482M	-509M	-546M
Other Financing Activities, Total	43M	-25M	-200M	4M	8M
Cash from Financing	-747M	-687M	-722M	-551M	-62M
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments	-16M	14M	-25M	5M	-30M
Net Change in Cash	-102M	6M	22M	102M	66M
Supplemental Items
Cash Interest Paid	119M	127M	126M	160M	179M
Cash Income Tax Paid (Refund)	236M	366M	525M	544M	447M
Levered Free Cash Flow	891M	1.07B	1.21B	1.03B	1.37B
Unlevered Free Cash Flow	978M	1.12B	1.29B	1.14B	1.49B
Change In Net Working Capital	79M	109M	-153M	158M	-71M
Net Debt Issued / Repaid	-382M	-69M	135M	54M	655M

Fiscal Period: March	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Profitability
Return on Assets	8.2	8.76	8.69	9.65	9.54
Return on Total Capital	10.86	11.72	11.55	12.59	12.17
Return On Equity %	29.7	32.3	19.4	27.87	23.98
Return on Common Equity	29.98	32.6	19.5	28	24.07
Margin Analysis
Gross Profit Margin %	39.65	39.5	39.73	40.82	41.61
EBITDA Margin %	29.28	28.96	28.22	29.77	30
EBITA Margin %	27.94	27.85	27.28	28.97	29.28
EBIT Margin %	23.16	23.36	22.84	24.55	24.95
Income From Continuing Operations Margin %	14.93	18.3	11.68	16.95	15.55
Net Income Margin %	14.95	18.53	11.63	16.89	15.5
Net Avail. For Common Margin %	14.95	18.27	11.63	16.89	15.5
Normalized Net Income Margin	13.25	14.87	13.33	13.97	13.46
Levered Free Cash Flow Margin	16.59	17.02	18.21	14.45	18.24
Unlevered Free Cash Flow Margin	18.21	17.77	19.44	16.12	19.79
Asset Turnover
Asset Turnover	0.57	0.6	0.61	0.63	0.61
Fixed Assets Turnover	11.06	14.23	16.61	18.65	20.64
Receivables Turnover (Average Receivables)	4.74	4.84	4.53	4.48	4.53
Inventory Turnover (Average Inventory)	-	-	-	-	-
Short Term Liquidity
Current Ratio	0.59	0.85	0.78	0.7	0.71
Quick Ratio	0.59	0.83	0.77	0.7	0.71
Operating Cash Flow to Current Liabilities	0.62	0.91	0.74	0.59	0.67
Days Sales Outstanding (Average Receivables)	76.98	75.37	80.51	81.66	80.66
Days Outstanding Inventory (Average Inventory)	-	-	-	-	-
Average Days Payable Outstanding	26.01	16.17	18.89	26.32	29.04
Cash Conversion Cycle (Average Days)	-	-	-	-	-
Long Term Solvency
Total Debt/Equity	141.17	103.17	107.44	94.22	100.53
Total Debt / Total Capital	58.53	50.78	51.79	48.51	50.13
LT Debt/Equity	120.1	101.72	103.51	77.25	85.32
Long-Term Debt / Total Capital	49.8	50.07	49.9	39.78	42.55
Total Liabilities / Total Assets	69.03	63.22	63.51	60.13	60.5
EBIT / Interest Expense	8.89	19.59	11.54	9.22	10.04
EBITDA / Interest Expense	11.63	25.03	14.66	11.44	12.3
(EBITDA - Capex) / Interest Expense	11.29	24.19	14.17	11.23	12.04
Total Debt / EBITDA	2.7	2.2	2.22	2.03	2.22
Net Debt / EBITDA	2.59	2.11	2.11	1.89	2.05
Total Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	2.79	2.28	2.29	2.07	2.27
Net Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	2.66	2.18	2.18	1.92	2.1
Growth Over Prior Year
Total Revenues, 1 Yr. Growth %	3.73	17.05	5.26	7.22	6
Gross Profit, 1 Yr. Growth %	-2.47	16.62	5.88	10.15	8.04
EBITDA, 1 Yr. Growth %	-0.32	15.77	5.12	9.54	6.81
EBITA, 1 Yr. Growth %	-0.33	16.66	5.8	10.12	7.15
EBIT, 1 Yr. Growth %	-0.88	18.09	6.11	10.74	7.75
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	18.11	43.52	-32.84	55.63	-2.74
Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	18.96	45.08	-33.91	55.71	-2.75
Normalized Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	12.87	31.37	-2.73	7.48	2.08
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 1 Yr. Growth %	17.74	42.47	-33.01	55.74	-2.84
Accounts Receivable, 1 Yr. Growth %	10.99	17.87	7.83	9.04	1.27
Inventory, 1 Yr. Growth %	-	-	-	-	-
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 1 Yr. Growth %	-6.57	-11.51	-7.95	-0.79	-7.65
Total Assets, 1 Yr. Growth %	13.17	8.17	-0.28	7.81	10.02
Tangible Book Value, 1 Yr. Growth %	7.66	-3.96	-1.18	-4.32	18.33
Common Equity, 1 Yr. Growth %	35.43	28.82	-1.01	17.94	9.06
Cash From Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	18.47	20.77	-4.45	1.75	14.77
Capital Expenditures, 1 Yr. Growth %	-42.86	31.25	1.59	-37.5	20
Levered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	30.31	20.12	18.63	-18.93	32.19
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	26.36	14.17	18.11	-13.69	30.2
Dividend Per Share, 1 Yr. Growth %	0	10.11	5.8	6.85	6.84
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Two Years
Total Revenues, 2 Yr. CAGR %	5.12	10.19	11	6.24	6.61
Gross Profit, 2 Yr. CAGR %	1.22	6.65	11.12	7.99	9.09
EBITDA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	2.2	7.42	8.97	9.04	8.17
EBITA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	2.1	7.83	9.69	9.75	8.63
EBIT, 2 Yr. CAGR %	1.94	8.19	10.25	10.56	9.24
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	6.96	30.2	-1.82	2.23	23.03
Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	7.49	31.37	-2.08	1.45	23.06
Normalized Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	7.66	21.77	11.37	4.54	4.74
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 2 Yr. CAGR %	7.36	29.52	-2.31	2.14	23.01
Accounts Receivable, 2 Yr. CAGR %	6.45	14.38	12.74	8.43	5.09
Inventory, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-	-	-	-	-
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 2 Yr. CAGR %	18.68	-9.08	-9.75	-4.44	-4.28
Total Assets, 2 Yr. CAGR %	11.59	10.64	3.86	3.69	8.91
Tangible Book Value, 2 Yr. CAGR %	11.78	1.69	-2.58	-2.76	6.4
Common Equity, 2 Yr. CAGR %	11.46	32.08	12.93	8.05	13.42
Cash From Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	9.5	19.61	7.42	-1.4	8.06
Capital Expenditures, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-27.37	-13.4	15.47	-20.32	-13.4
Levered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	6.28	25.11	16.3	0.48	4.15
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	6.17	20.11	14.69	2.45	6.01
Dividend Per Share, 2 Yr. CAGR %	0.54	4.93	7.93	6.32	6.84
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Three Years
Total Revenues, 3 Yr. CAGR %	5.43	8.96	8.52	9.73	6.16
Gross Profit, 3 Yr. CAGR %	2.72	6.11	6.39	10.8	8.01
EBITDA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	0.19	6.54	5.78	10.34	8.3
EBITA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	0.13	6.74	6.24	11.06	8.87
EBIT, 3 Yr. CAGR %	3.38	7.06	6.41	11.88	9.62
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-0.49	17.97	4.42	14.47	0.55
Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	0.84	18.79	4.49	14.3	0.03
Normalized Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	3.53	15.04	11.87	11.69	3.71
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-0.11	17.98	3.96	14.12	0.45
Accounts Receivable, 3 Yr. CAGR %	2.28	10.13	12.15	11.49	5.99
Inventory, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-	-	-	-	-
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 3 Yr. CAGR %	11.87	7.61	-8.7	-6.86	-5.52
Total Assets, 3 Yr. CAGR %	6.66	10.44	6.88	5.16	5.76
Tangible Book Value, 3 Yr. CAGR %	5.68	6.27	0.72	-3.16	3.81
Common Equity, 3 Yr. CAGR %	7.54	16.97	19.98	14.57	8.39
Cash From Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	7.67	13.13	10.98	5.49	3.72
Capital Expenditures, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-12.23	-11.54	-8.67	-5.9	-8.67
Levered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-13.83	10.71	20.79	4.8	10.54
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-12.14	8.77	18.45	5.34	10.97
Dividend Per Share, 3 Yr. CAGR %	1.65	3.63	5.22	7.57	6.49
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Five Years
Total Revenues, 5 Yr. CAGR %	4.86	7.72	7.62	7.86	7.75
Gross Profit, 5 Yr. CAGR %	2.83	5.71	6	6.86	7.46
EBITDA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	1.29	3.73	3.62	7.01	7.42
EBITA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	1.43	3.93	3.85	7.38	7.9
EBIT, 5 Yr. CAGR %	3.93	6.15	6.07	7.79	8.38
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	2.12	7.23	-1.03	11.41	11.5
Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	1.29	6.11	-0.33	11.52	11.55
Normalized Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	3.98	6.56	6.6	10.06	9.93
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 5 Yr. CAGR %	3.15	7.78	-1	11.37	11.2
Accounts Receivable, 5 Yr. CAGR %	15.46	19.28	6.34	9.45	9.27
Inventory, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-	-	-	-	-
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 5 Yr. CAGR %	5.91	4.75	2.66	2.62	-6.96
Total Assets, 5 Yr. CAGR %	6.34	7.21	5.53	7.69	7.68
Tangible Book Value, 5 Yr. CAGR %	5.28	5.36	2.29	2.56	2.96
Common Equity, 5 Yr. CAGR %	4.91	8.5	9.67	13.32	17.31
Cash From Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	1.65	5.81	7.57	7.08	9.81
Capital Expenditures, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-4.36	-4.67	-2.05	-15.16	-10.59
Levered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	3.13	17.26	-2.85	5.39	14.95
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	3.82	16.51	-2.26	5.67	13.97
Dividend Per Share, 5 Yr. CAGR %	3.28	4.51	4.12	4.7	5.87